About Us

1902

Harvey Seltzer, an ambitious butcher, mastered a unique blend of spices and 100% beef, along with a 3-day natural hardwood smoking process that helped create the world of Lebanon Bologna in Lebanon County Pennsylvania.

Nestled in the gentle rolling hills of Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Seltzer family carefully guards the secret to producing our beloved smoked meats. Our savory creations originated in the 19th century as resourceful Pennsylvania Germans incorporated Old World butchering, curing, and sausage making skills into life on Lebanon County farms.

OUR SMOKEHOUSES

At Seltzer’s Smokehouse, where the smell of smoldering wood and perfectly cured meats permeate the air, quality control is an integral facet of our operations. Years ago, when the Federal Government began inspecting meat-packing plants, Seltzer’s was the very first federally inspected Lebanon Bologna company in the country. Now, we are one of the oldest continually USDA-inspected operations in the United States.

Today, we are 4th generation owned and still a permanent fixture in the small town of Palmyra, PA. Generations of families have worked here through the years, many of which have been with us for 20, 30, 40, and even 50 years. We are proud of our team and of our neighbors and we continue to generously give back to the community that has supported us for so long.

Attesting to our reputation for excellence, all of Seltzer’s smoked meats are prepared with typical Pennsylvania Dutch quality and pride. In Lebanon County, where “good food and plenty of it” has long been a way of life, Seltzer’s has become an American tradition.

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS, WE SAY:
“WELCOME TO THE SMOKEHOUSE”

100% ALL-BEEF NATURALLY SMOKED MEATS

that you’d be proud to make a tradition in
your family, just like they are in ours.

We never use fillers or artificial smoke in our premium products.
Seltzer’s distinctive taste lies not just in
the ingredients, but in our darkened smokehouses where slow, steady billows of smoke penetrate our loaves of aged beef.
Our process hasn’t changed much in over a century and has been handed down through four generations.
Our family takes great pride in handcrafting the world’s finest smoked meats and will simply never sacrifice quality for profits.
Today, we still defy modern cost cutting methods and produce our products the old-fashioned way—in tall, wooden smokehouses over hand-tended fires.
As the world’s largest producer of Lebanon Bologna, we believe that the love and
attention to detail our artisan craftsmen put into creating Seltzer’s products, is what
helped us earn our reputation as one of the premier smokehouses in the country.

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